Alexandra Stewart (born June 10, 1939) is a

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actress.

Biography

Born in

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, Stewart left for

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, in 1958, to study

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. Within a year, she made her film debut in '' Les Motards'', and has since then enjoyed a steady career in both French- and English-language films. Besides her cinema career, Stewart regularly appeared on television in shows such as ''

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'' and '' L'Académie des neuf''. She has also appeared in the 1981 cartoon ''

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'' and had cameos in '' Highlander: The Series'', '' The Saint'' and ''

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'' (TV Series). In 1966 Stewart appeared in '' The Saint (S5, E9 'The Better Mousetrap')'' as Natalie Sheridan, a love interest for Simon Templar (The Saint), who is solving a series of jewel thefts in Cannes. Notably, she is also the English-language narrator of Chris Marker's 1983 documentary, ''

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''. She was part of the jury of the 2004

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Personal life

Stewart had a daughter, Justine, with the French director

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Selected filmography

* 1956 ''

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) (uncredited) * 1959 ''Les Motards'' (by Jean Laviron) as La Speakerine * 1959 ''

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'' as Une Amie de Miguel (uncredited) * 1959 '' Two Men in Manhattan'' as Minor Role (uncredited) * 1960 '' L'eau a la bouche'' as Séraphine Brett-Juval / Fifine * 1960 ''Le Bel âge'' (by

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) as Alexandra * 1960 '' Tarzan the Magnificent'' as Lori * 1960 '' Trapped by Fear'' as Véra * 1960 '' Thank You, Natercia'' as Sandra * 1960 '' Exodus'' (by

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) as Jordana Ben Canaan * 1961 '' The End of Belle'' as Belle Shermann * 1961 '' Les Mauvais Coups'' as Hélène * 1961 ''La Morte-Saison des amours'' as Sandra * 1962 ''Une grosse tête'' (by Claude de Givray) as Françoise * 1962 ''Climats'' (by Stellio Lorenzi) as Misa * 1962 ''Le rendez-vous de minuit'' as Jacqueline * 1962 '' Homage at Siesta Time'' as Marianne Graham * 1963 ' (by

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) as Prinzessin * 1963 '' Ro.Go.Pa.G.'' as Alexandra (segment "Il nuovo mondo") * 1963 ''Violenza segreta'' as Elisabetta * 1963 ' (by Will Tremper) as Juanita * 1963 '' Le Feu follet'' (by

) as Solange * 1963 '' Dragées au poivre'' (by Jacques Baratier) as Anna, La Fille de Couverture * 1963 ' (by

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) as Rektorengattin * 1964 ' (by

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) as Laura * 1965 '' Man Called Gringo'' (by Roy Rowland) as Lucy Walton * 1965 ''

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) as Jenny * 1965 '' Thrilling'' (by

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) as Frida (segment "Il vittimista") * 1966 '' Marcia nuziale'' as Nancy * 1967 '' Maroc 7'' (by

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) as Michelle Craig * 1967 ''La loi du survivant'' as Hèléne * 1968 '' L'Écume des Jours'' as Isis * 1968 '' La mariée était en noir'' (by

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) as Mlle Becker * 1968 '' Only When I Larf'' (by

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) as Liz * 1969 '' Bye bye, Barbara'' as Eve Michelli * 1969 '' Waiting for Caroline'' (by

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) as Caroline * 1969 ''Umano, non umano'' (by Mario Schifano) as Marina * 1970 '' Slap in the Face'' (by

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) as Celestine * 1970 '' The Man Who Had Power Over Women'' (by

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) as Frances * 1970 ''Kemek'' as Marisa Love * 1970 ''Ils'' as Hélène Jeanteur * 1971 ''Ciel bleu'' * 1971 ''

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'' (by Etienne Périer) as Stephanie * 1971 ''Valparaiso, Valparaiso'' as La Paysanne * 1971 ''Où est passé Tom?'' as Alexandra * 1972 ''Les soleils de l'île de Pâques'' as Alexandra * 1972 ' (by Philippe Tolédano) as Jean's Wife * 1973 '' Sugar Cookies'' (uncredited) * 1973 '' Because of the Cats'' (by Fons Rademakers) as Feodora * 1973 '' Day for Night'' (by

) as Stacey * 1974 '' Bingo'' (by

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) as Hélène * 1974 '' The Marseille Contract'' (by

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) as Rita * 1975 '' The Heatwave Lasted Four Days'' as Barbara Lawrence * 1975 '' Black Moon'' (by

) as Sister Lily * 1976 ' (by

) as Alexandra * 1977 ' (by

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) as Delphine * 1977 '' The Uncanny'' (by Claude Héroux) as Mrs. Blake (segment "Quebec Province 1975") * 1977 '' Good-bye, Emmanuelle'' (by

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) as Dorothée * 1978 '' La petite fille en velours bleu'' (by Alan Bridges) as Théo Casarès * 1978 '' In Praise of Older Women'' (by George Kaczender) as Paula * 1980 ' (by

) as Sandra * 1980 '' Agency'' (by George Kaczender) as Mimi * 1980 ''

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) as Barbara Grey * 1980 '' Final Assignment'' as Samantha O'Donnell * 1981 '' Help Me Dream'' as Magda * 1981 ''

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'' (by Martyn Burke) as Eudora * 1981 ''

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) as Alexandra * 1981 ''Madame Claude 2'' (by François Mimet) as Madame Claude * 1981 '' Chanel Solitaire'' as Nathalie * 1981 '' Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid'' as Clara * 1982 ''Cercasi Gesù'' as Francesca's Mother * 1982 ''Chassé-croisé'' as Une Femme Sculpteur * 1982 ''

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'' as La femme de la Première Victime (uncredited) * 1982 ''La guérilléra'' as Alexandrine * 1983 ''Femmes'' (by Tana Kaleya and Deva Tanmayo) as Alexandra * 1984 '' Le Bon Plaisir'' as Julie Hoffman * 1984 ''Charlots Connection'' (by Jean Couturier) as Liane * 1984 '' The Blood of Others'' (TV Movie, by

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) as Madeleine * 1986 ''Peau d'ange'' as Héléna Werner * 1987 '' Under The Cherry Moon'' (by

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) as Mrs. Sharon * 1988 '' Frantic'' (by

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) as Edie * 1988 '' The Passenger – Welcome to Germany'' as Mrs. * 1989 '' Les Jeux de société'' (TV Movie) * 1990 ''

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) as Madame Dubois-Lacour * 1995 '' Le Fils de Gascogne'' (by Pascal Aubier) * 1996 ''

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'' (by Daryush Shokof) as Hilda * 2000 ''La Candide Madame Duff'' (by

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) as Tante Lou * 2000 '' Sous le sable'' (by

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) as Amanda * 2001 ''Fifi martingale'' (by Jacques Rozier) as L'ambassadrice * 2002 ''Les filles, personne s'en méfie'' as La Femme Cliente * 2003 ''Rien, voilà l'ordre'' as Alexandra Stewart * 2005 '' Mon petit doigt m'a dit...'' (by

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) as Mme Boscovan * 2005 ''El cantor'' as Edna * 2007 '' Fallen Heroes'' as La Madre di Bruno * 2009 ''Bazar'' as Joanna * 2011 ''Ma compagne de nuit'' as La Mère de Julia * 2011 '' The Hidden Face'' as Emma * 2013 ''Merry Christmas'' as Maya Dawn Lewis * 2014 '' Valentin Valentin'' (by

) as Sylvia * 2015 ''La duchesse de Varsovie'' as Nina * 2019 ''À cause des filles..?'' as La Mère de la Mariée

Recognition

* From 23 to 25 November 1990, Alexandra Stewart presided over the 14th Festival international du film de création super 8 de Metz organised by Claude Kunowitz in partnership with the Mairie de Metz.

References

External links

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Article published in

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